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  • To the editor: 'Guy in white truck' accepts Dock apology

    To the editor: ‘Guy in white truck’ accepts Dock apology

    I respectfully accept the apology of Steve Dock (To the editor: ‘Writer apologizes for removing campaign sign in Chester‘) and would like to reiterate the need for free speech whether it be in the form of assembly, the writing of opinions, or in the form of displaying a campaign sign. Only then can “ we […]

  • To the editor: Writer apologizes for removing campaign sign in Chester

    To the editor: Writer apologizes for removing campaign sign in Chester

    I wish to apologize publicly for removing a “reelect Tom Charlton” sign from the park in front of the Chester Town Hall on Friday afternoon. I am specifically apologizing to the gentleman driving by in a white pickup truck who firmly stated that political signs were allowed on town property other than the Village Green. […]

  • To the editor: Will Hoser has what it takes to represent Windsor-Windham

    To the editor: Will Hoser has what it takes to represent Windsor-Windham

    I am writing in support of Will Hoser as a candidate for the Vermont legislature, representing the Windsor-Windham District.  I have known and worked with Will for over 30 years. In that time,W I have been impressed with his ability to listen, his compassion, and his empathy while providing care to his patients in the […]

  • To the editor: As state representative, Hoser committed to address affordability crisis

    To the editor: As state representative, Hoser committed to address affordability crisis

    I am proud to support Will Hoser for state representative for the Windsor-Windham District. Hoser has spent much of his professional life providing for the health care of the people in this area through his work as Physician Assistant in Emergency Medicine. He has personal knowledge of the struggles that folks are going through to […]

  • To the editor: Murray backed by two governors, lieutenant gov for state Senate Windsor seat

    To the editor: Murray backed by two governors, lieutenant gov for state Senate Windsor seat

    Iam honored to have earned the endorsements of Gov. Phil Scott, Lt. Gov. John Rodgers and former Gov. Jim Douglas in my campaign for the Vermont Senate. These three leaders have different backgrounds and perspectives, but their endorsements share an important message: Vermont needs greater political balance, fiscal responsibility and a willingness to put practical […]

  • A Perspective on Growth: A boy forges path to adulthood with help from family, organizations

    A Perspective on Growth: A boy forges path to adulthood with help from family, organizations

    By Nicholas Boke Life now seems to be coming together for 18-year-old Ashton Briere, unlike just a few years ago when he could barely read or write, living in Claremont, N.H., with little adult supervision and almost never attending school. “I had behavioral problems,” Briere says today. “And I found it hard to go to […]

  • Andover Select Board agenda for Sept. 14

    Andover Select Board agenda for Sept. 14

    The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Sept. 14 at Andover Town Hall, 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is the board’s agenda: 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of August 24th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, 10 […]

  • Chester board talks changes in finances, tax collection, budget voting

    Chester board talks changes in finances, tax collection, budget voting

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC With auditor Ron Smith attending the Wednesday, Sept. 2 meeting, the Chester Select Board again considered some big changes in the way the town handles its finances and tax collection and how the budget is approved.  The board looked at a “fund balance policy,” and the idea […]

  • Chester Celebrates Special Vermont Foods premieres on Green Sept. 19

    Chester Celebrates Special Vermont Foods premieres on Green Sept. 19

    There is a new event on the historic Green in Chester this fall. Welcome Chester Celebrates Special Vermont Foods. From 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 19, in an old-fashioned festive fall atmosphere showcasing over two dozen scarecrows made by local business owners and residents, you have an opportunity to meet almost 20 […]

  • Musical fund-raiser to benefit new Grafton Community Nurse program

    Musical fund-raiser to benefit new Grafton Community Nurse program

    By Cynthia Prairie ©2026 Telegraph Publishing  LLC A small group of Grafton musicians is holding a fund-raising concert in late September to help benefit Grafton’s nascent Community Nurse effort as well as to honor the memory of two nurses who answered the call when needed. At 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, soprano Tricia Suriani and […]

  • Celebrating lots and lots and lots of dots at South Derry Library

    Celebrating lots and lots and lots of dots at South Derry Library

    The South Londonderry Free Library invites kids and grownups too to join art teacher Casey Junker Bailey for our annual celebration of International Dot Day at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. This year will focus on artist Yayoi Kusama who created her distinctive art using lots and lots and lots of dots. The South Londonderry […]

  • Op-ed: Oligarchy, not Socialism, is the danger we face

    Op-ed: Oligarchy, not Socialism, is the danger we face

    By Bill Dunkel As the president’s approval ratings have plummeted and some progressive Democrats have won primary elections while supporting Medicare for All, a wealth tax, or other ideas to help struggling Americans, Trump and his advisors are increasingly raising the spectre of the socialist bogeyman. They are trying to scare voters into thinking that […]

  • Jazz returns to Chester Town Hall Sept. 26

    Jazz returns to Chester Town Hall Sept. 26

    Jazz returns to Chester’s Town Hall at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, as pianist Eugene Uman, director of the Vermont Jazz Center, is joined by four world-class musicians: Steve Cady on bass, George Robinson on drums, Matt Steckler on saxophone and vocalist Bella Holtz. Known as the “Family Band,” this marvelous quartet interprets the […]

  • Chester Townscape taking orders for spring bulbs

    Chester Townscape taking orders for spring bulbs

    Pre-order Chester Townscape bulbs for pick-up at the Chester Celebrates Vermont Foods Festival on Saturday September 19 on the Village Green. Townscape will also be selling spring-flowering bulbs at the festival. Look for CT’s tall wooden trailer by the Information Booth. All bulbs are top quality, hardy, easy care, and expected to return year after […]

  • Henry Homeyer: Some chores for the early fall garden

    Henry Homeyer: Some chores for the early fall garden

    By Henry Homeyer © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC We’ve already had some chilly nights here in Cornish Flat, N.H. Frost is still a long way off, but a few leaves are already turning and I’m thinking about my fall chores and getting a few done now. Let’s take a look at some chores you might […]

  • To the editor: House candidate Hoser lays out goals

    To the editor: House candidate Hoser lays out goals

    I want to thank all of those who voted for me in the primary election, and if elected as your district representative I pledge to work for Vermonters who are struggling to afford the things that make life livable. I will work to:  Make primary medical care available to each person in Vermont. Promote and […]

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